These sterner, more structured Syrah-based wines may be more forbidding in their youth than their southern counterparts, but the best possess an admirable depth, complexity and ageability, apparent even in wines from "lesser" appellations like Crozes-Hermitage.
The Italian upset world number 17 Nicolas Almagro in the first round but it was soon apparent that the 23-year-old was a little out of his depth against Murray, who had received a bye in the first round.